NCAA Will Not Renew EA Sports Contract, NCAA Football Series is Dead in Name Only

[Simp]

What I'm hearing is, the NCAA itself really brought no value to the game other than branding.

I like the name "College Football" better anyways.

[Bama22Tide]

It doesn't matter if the NCAA name is on the game. FBS schools play for the BCS National Championship. Its not the NCAA Championship and it never has been. Also to the guy who brought up Bill Walsh College Football. NCAA was on the Game I still play the Rom of it from time to time.

[speedy43]

Quote: Originally Posted by leathrneck34

and I will forever call' em D2 and not FCS, lol.

You do realize that there is an actual D2 (Division II of the NCAA) FCS is still D1. At least give the FCS that credit.

[blackceasar]

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

I'll post this one more time because I think most people missed it. This is from the press release: Member colleges and universities license their own trademarks and other intellectual property for the video game. They will have to independently decide whether to continue those business arrangements in the future. EA will have to work with the individual conferences like they always have to get rights to logos, stadiums and uniforms. Same with the BCS. This just affects the ability to use the NCAA mark.

Well if they can secure the deals and just have to drop the NCAA logo/name.. when you think about it, that would still be ok. Literally the only place NCAA is seen or said is on the packaging, title screens, and its in a little bit of the color commentary I think.

If EA keeps everything else, and its no more cost than what it has been, the next game will just be something like EA SPORTS COLLEGE FOOTBALL... OR they maybe leverage thier relationship with EPSN finally and just call it EA SPORTS COLLEGE GAMEDAY.. or just EA SPORTS PRESENTS: ESPN COLLEGE GAMEDAY.

[tessl]

Quote: Originally Posted by BBallcoach

Has anybody had the thought that this is GREAT for us and College Football fans! No more NCAA restrictions. Once EA secures it's license from teh CLC for all the teams and conferences. It can add full playoffs, have kids get into trouble off the field, suspensions. College Football 15 could be down right amazing. The NCAA set up so many restrictions, i think this will make a better product

With the ps4 I have no doubt next years game will be a major upgrade. Not sure about full playoffs, probably will reflect reality which is 4 schools.

[Stormyhog]

Here's the first college game I ever played. It was on the sega genesis back in 93. Featured 24 teams and 24 historical teams. Some teams carried the names of the school cities rather than school names.

[mercalnd]

Quote: Originally Posted by leathrneck34

Hopefully we'll see a college game on the next gen that rivals what we had 2nd gen. Including all the D2, and I will forever call' em D2 and not FCS, lol. Anyway hopefully we see that among other things like suspensions and celebrations come back to some extent.

Quote: Originally Posted by speedy43

You do realize that there is an actual D2 (Division II of the NCAA) FCS is still D1. At least give the FCS that credit.

Not to mention that the FCS schools were never all in the game. It was a few conferences but there were still 50 schools or so that were missing.

[GisherJohn24]

Do why didn't someone make a college game if we don't need NCAA?